
Conversation Piece
Drama · Romance
Overview
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
Top Cast


Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Professor
Burt Lancaster
Professor


Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Silvana Mangano
Marquess Bianca Brumonti


Helmut Berger
Helmut Berger
Konrad Huebel
Helmut Berger
Konrad Huebel


Claudia Marsani
Claudia Marsani
Lietta Brumonti
Claudia Marsani
Lietta Brumonti


Stefano Patrizi
Stefano Patrizi
Stefano
Stefano Patrizi
Stefano


Elvira Cortese
Elvira Cortese
Erminia
Elvira Cortese
Erminia


Philippe Hersent
Philippe Hersent
Doorman
Philippe Hersent
Doorman


Guy Tréjan
Guy Tréjan
Art Dealer
Guy Tréjan
Art Dealer


Jean-Pierre Zola
Jean-Pierre Zola
Blanchard
Jean-Pierre Zola
Blanchard


Umberto Raho
Umberto Raho
Police Inspector Bernai
Umberto Raho
Police Inspector Bernai
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